Glenn Jackson Jones
and Helen Myrl Carter
Glenn Jackson Jones b 31 Mar 1928 Dickson, Dickson Co TN d 15 May 2016; age 88; Sumner Co TN; buried Hendersonville Memory Gardens, Hendersonville, Sumner Co TN; Findagrave memorial id 162750104; m. 1950 to Helen Myrl Carter b 19 Sept 1927 Maces Spring, Scott Co VA d 2 Jun 1998 Nashville, Davidson Co TN TN; buried Hendersonville Memory Gardens, Hendersonville, Sumner Co TN; Findagrave Memorial 6880; d/o Ezra Carter and Maybelle Addington. Children of Glenn Jackson Jones and Glenn Jackson Jones;
1. Kenneth Jones b 1952 d 1969; buried Hendersonville Memory Gardens, Hendersonville, Sumner Co TN; Findagrave Memorial ID 11899. Cause of death auto accident.
Bio: Kenneth Jones
by: John J Cat Griffith
Musician. He was the son of Helen Myrl Carter of country music's Carter Family and Glenn Jones. He is best remembered for a song he wrote called "Sing A Traveling Song" which appeared on Johnny Cash albums. He was nephew-in-law to Johnny Cash and June Carter Cash, whom was sister to his mother Helen. Kenneth Jones was a talented musician, wrote many songs and at the time of his death, was under contract with Monument Records. He was killed in an automobile accident at the age of 16. Bio by John "J-Cat" Griffith
Bio: Helen Myrl Carter Jones
by: John "J-Cat" Griffith
Country Musician. Born Helen Myrl Carter, she was a member of the country singing group " Mother Maybelle and the Carter Sisters". She performed with her mother Maybelle, sisters Anita and June, later wife to Johhny Cash. She had a professional career in music that spanned 60 years and recorded for such labels as Liberty, Columbia, MGM and RCA Victor. During the 1960s and 1970s, the group charted a number of top singles including "Traveling Minstrel Band", "The World Needs A Melody" and "A Song For Mama". Apart from the Carter Family, her greatest commercial success came as a songwriting talent for artists such as the Louvin Brothers, Ann-Margaret, Waylon Jennings, Johnny Cash and Mark Dinning. She died from gastrointestinal problems.
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